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Class OverviewWe’re living in a time when science + biology + lifestyle allows us to upgrade our human body, and therefore our human experience. Learn to upgrade your body with “biohacker” Abel James. (Check out the Top 10 Big Ideas from the class below!) Your ProfessorAbel James is a #1 bestselling author, award-winning talk show host, keynote speaker, professional musician, and entrepreneur. He has hosted the #1 rated Health podcast on iTunes, Fat Burning Man from 2012-2013.How to Upgrade Your BodyThe human body is a biochemical marvel: you can literally turn Twinkies into fingernails. When you focus on feeding, training, and hacking your body using strategies proven by research, you can perform at a higher level than you ever imagined. Curious about how it’s done? Let’s check out 10 ways you can upgrade your body right now. The Top 10 Big Ideas1Nutrition It’s simple: eat real food. Limit or avoid “foods” that are processed or manipulated by man or machine. As long as you focus on nutrient density and food quality instead of quantity, you don’t need to count calories or anything else. Eat plenty of colorful, fibrous veggies, fill-up on hearty portions of proteins, and round it out with whole-food fats. Eat food that was recently alive and well.2High-Performance Training Woman or man, if you want a sexy body, get your lift on and build some muscle. High-performers focus on intensity, explosive movements, and muscle adaptation, not “face-time” in the gym. 5 minutes of burpees are worth 500 minutes of jogging. Lift heavy, focus on functional, compound movements that engage the entire body, and you’ll turn some heads.3Form Poor form leads to injury, and getting hurt will kill your progress. Learn the movement, start slowly, prioritize proper form, and reexamine your movements from time-to-time to ensure you’re not getting sloppy.4Sleep Want to know how celebrities, fitness models, and athletes stay so lean? They sleep. A lot. Not only will getting a good night’s sleep help to reduce your risk of disease, it will improve your focus, sharpen your reflexes, and give you the energy boost you need to rock your mission.5Stress Did you know that high levels of stress damages DNA and could take 4-7 years off your life? Breathing exercises, meditation, yoga, and eating right are powerful tools to reduce cortisol, a hormone that leads to fat storage in the mid-section and an early death. In the strategic moments when you’re under pressure (making a speech, athletic events, beating the clock, etc.) don’t fight your stress – use it to perform at a high level, crush it, and then go relax.6Supplementation There’s a reason every NFL player takes supplements; they work. Here are the basic supplements that most people need: Omega-3 from healthy fish (reduces inflammation and fuels the brain), magnesium (regulates blood pressure, strengthens bones), Vitamin C (an antioxidant and antihistamine), and Vitamin D (boosts nerve growth in the brain). There are certainly more, but these puppies are a good start.7Rest and Recovery Muscle isn’t built in the gym, it grows while you sleep. Sleep and rest is also prime territory to burn fat. Be honest with yourself – is your 4 am workout really improving your performance or just  stressing you out? A solid rule: if you don’t get solid sleep, don’t work out. Sounds crazy, but if you exercise smart you can get away with far less time sweating than you’d expect.8Hormones Your hormonal environment dictates whether you’re healthy, strong, and happy or burnt-out, fat, and sick. If you can, get a blood panel and make sure that your hormones are in order. If they’re not, spend some time with a professional who can give you a tune-up. An efficient body can do incredible things.9Hacking and Tracking The highest performers are always experimenting with something. Switch up your foods, cycle carbs, skip a meal, try a new workout  routine, etc. and measure your results. Pay attention to what works and doesn’t work for your body and lifestyle. You know more about yourself than anyone else on earth – be your own guru.10Challenge Don’t know how to dance? Take a class. Don’t think you can lift 200 pounds? I bet you can. You make the most progress when you’re straddling failure, so push yourself and you’ll be forced to grow. In every area of your life, challenge is the key to progress.